Show rt rr rj r kl4t 1t rls r o a 1 1 I o 1I kit r Mr Barnes a tl 1 American I l Or F Archibald Claming Gunter I QQ4 rr A Sequel to lxd I Ita A A 3 Mr Barnes of New York N I 4t JII Author of Mr Drnei of New York iii Mr Potter of Tear That Frenchman Etc Coprrlght WOT Dodd MeatS R Co N Y l l I 1 IM tf l SYNOPSIS Burton IF DarneR a wealthy American miring Corsica rescues Ilio young film t s rt t llHli lloiitennnt ICihuircl Gerard AtvUruth J or and his Corfllenn lirldc Marina P daughter lit the InollH from tho murderous mur-derous vendetta umlurstaiitllnjr that hili t c rmvnril Is to ho the nand of the girl lie i w ti v f loves Knlil AiiHtriithcr sinter of the BUIf fish lleutciinnt Tlio four fly from AJn clo to Marseilles on hoard the French 1 plcnmcr Constantino Tho vendetta purr PI 7 nuns und aa tlio Quartet are about In linnnl the train tor London at Mareollloi S S Marina 18 handed a mystorlotm unto which causes her to collapse and neccst I i tntcn a postponement of the Journey S I a linrnco Rots part of the mynUrlwiB note q and receives lottorH which Inform him i t r that he IH marked by the ventlaltn Ho p + wnployH an American ilotocllvo and plans w i i i to heat the vondettu at their own game k VOT the purpose of nocuilng tho safety ct a If orthe women Harnes BrranRes to have nt rew1 i Lady Clmrtrl louso a secluded villa at F a Nlro to which the party Is to bo taken rk I In a yacht CHAPTER Continued 7 i m The Americans plan as ho whispers t a it to Emory Is so adroit that the detective v de-tective emits a triumphant whistle and F says Oco whiz Just tho Idea Ottr ri 1 Everything must bo ready for tonight t t 0 night directs Barnes No other Corsican I t yt a Cor-sican Btonmur than tho ono on which a wo arrived will como today Uy tomorrow ii ej 1 to-morrow I hopo to havo tho ladles rear l r s if r bonahly beyond pursuit ow All right I think I can fix It for Your you-r t ty II Meantime says Barnes see If you can find what cables bearing on a this matter havo been received from Alixecln and to whom addressed 1 tl 1 That vIII bo difficult Not If you give the telegraph dorks Enough money i t 4 i You most anything can bo done trio way you upend money Mr Barnes t This last issues from Emorys smiling o lips aa tho American Is writing a check Ill ropovt progress to you not B later than ono p in thatll glvo you i ir1d t limo for your arrangements iR Coming from this to tho grand hotel llamas shortly strolls Into Lady Char I trlfl parlor and has an Interview with SS j i that matron which places her In tho 1 irllr seventh heaven of delight o r You tlilnU of going to Nice ho suggests he would have proposed 1 Homo little Italian watering place hut knows that the widow will only consider A con-sider tho spot whore Van llulow tho young German diplomatist is located g f 1 Yes Ive concluded to remain there S h4 w a fow weeks until the season absolutely o absolute-ly ends responds Lady Chartrls only + 5 S tho good hotels are so cruelly expensive expen-sive Well there are some lovely all retired 1 tare tired villas on the little Bay of Vlllo 4 2 Ef T 1 < t frauche a 20 minutes carriage drle ti I rcg from the Promenade des Anglais Supposing Sup-posing you ongago ono Do you think Im n Croesus screams tho widow In horror Do you v want to ruin m01 Do you suppose 1 g havo your pocketbook Mr Barnes of I Now York Thats exactly what I want you to h f suppose m > dear Lady Chartrls Ill pay for tho villa you occupy It In about a week from now Mrs An j 1 a rd Htruther and probably Enid will be pt your guests perhaps Edwin and I also 1f t for a little while But you are to say j nothing about that Youll keep romp son Enids maid and take her on with s t 1 you The villa Is to ho rented by you jy 1 and entirely in your name jtll And you pay the running expenses i11r r With pleasure Oh Mr Barnes how magnificently I + r < onorous b1 Dont leave hero earlier than the gkty + t day after tomorrow In fact that is tlo day you must leave but make your f fill arrangements quickly after yon reach ft pa I S Nice Youll have no trouble In finding find-ing an unoccupied villa at Vlllo tranche its so near tho end of tho x e Reason Bo sure Its grounds run to 1X J r tho water nnd havo a landing place N t You will say nothing of our going to t Nice to anyone especially your child r lie remarks commanding tempering q z t ReG his words howovor by adding Maud t + is too young to keep a secret 1 Yes childish tongues will babble i umllos tho widow as Burton goes yk moodily away Mr Barnes features are still very solemn as early in tho afternoon after 1 1 another Interview with Kmory ho says + to Enid I who rs In consultation with v B him You think Marina Is well enough t ylI to bo conveyed In a carriage a mile or a I t war p twofVh f tv u Why certainly she Is out of bed now Dont fear for her courage as regards S l 4I re-gards herself Bui ton It Is my brother I1 broth-er the dear girl Is 1 alarmed for k This morning remarks the American S q tajl Amer-ican I under his breath 1 had hoped with Edwins aid to get you Enid and Marina to England where three aIrs a-Irs d h li four London bulldog detectives and the t fear of the British bnncman would i j I havo probably kept Mrs Anstruthcr safely from murderous pursuit until I had settled the affair But now this devilish letter has given her such a shock that wo dare not Immediately subject her to tho fatigue of tho long railway Journey to London As ho shows It to them and they try to decipher It Barnes hastily explains how ho had purchased the mutilated letter from Maud Chartris with mar rons glacos And that awful child concealed it from usl cries Enid Her mother should be told Immediately What and havo Lady Chartrls rush tremblingly back to London when without danger to herself she can do us a grand turn In Nice In Nlco How Enid asks astonished aston-ished Tell you In a minute replies her fiance Tho fourth quarter probably contains the infeinal portion that caused tho brides alarm for you Edwin Ed-win for her fears I know are not so much for herself as for you Now I with your assistance am going first to make Enid nnd Marina safe How demands the English girl whose face has grown pallid ByLady Clmrtrls Shoe going to take a secluded waterwashed villa at Vlllefranche in her own name House rentals have to be reported to tho municipal mu-nicipal officials With tho name of Lady Chartrls attached to it no ono will guess that wo will occupy Itl But Prunella Clmrtrls would fly from a vendetta as sho would from the smallpox says Edwin Quicker cries Enid Quito right but Prunella Chartrls shant hear of a vendetta Well turn up at Vlllefranche Edwin In about four days leave the ladlos there amply am-ply guarded and then you and I my Jolly seadog will turn out attention to our Corsican friends We will be footloose foot-loose and can do the hunting and killing kill-ing If necessary and settle the affair In some way definitely and forever Barnes manner is lighter than his heart Youll find mo with you answers tho English lieutenant This Is the second time because she loved me that my bride has been driven to despair de-spair But how do you expect to get Enid and Marina from Marseilles unnoticed un-noticed by tho people that are already hunting us to tho villa near Nice What do wild animals do when they are hunted 1 Take to tho vfiter remarks re-marks Burton That leaves no trail Do you think Anstruther that you can navigate a yacht Do you think that you can shoot a pistol straight growls tho British naval officer Very well A yacht will bo waiting for us engaged by Emory There will 1 bo nothing but English seamen onboard on-board not over many of them Well put the girls on board tonight Were both armed and our party will not bo noticed driving on tho Prado whore everybody drives In a little bay as I I have arranged it off tho Corniche road near tho Bains du Houcas Blanca Blanc-a boat will bo waiting There well put tho ladles on board nnd sail away Then wholl bo able to tell where wo go to Edwin rises but at the door which n had been loft open go that tho gentlemen gentle-men could keep their eye on tho pas tai I 1I 1 r I I I A1 l iuji i1ifi I Then Mr Anstruther Walks Off Leaving Leav-ing Mr Darnes Confronted with a Young Lady Whose Lilies Have Changed to Roses alldthe Greatest Temptation of His Life sage to Marinas room he turns and noting Barnes longing eyes directed toward his sister says with sailor bluntness Old man you seem to think of everybody but yourself In this matter Are you awaro that this projected I jected cruise wont permit you and Enid to he spliced in London In three days from now I had not forgotten that replies Burton How could 11 Ills eyes still on his beautiful fiancee who notwithstanding not-withstanding her anxiety and trouble looks lovely as a goddess and tempting as n nymph Well says the sailor wo Jack tars have a custom of getting married before we start on a cruise There are ministers in Marseilles as well as London Then Edwin Anstruther walks off leaving Mr Barnes confronted con-fronted with it young lady whose lilies havo changed to roses andtho greatest great-est temptation of his life The poor fellow thinks of the damnable document ho has In his pocket proclaiming death to the mi fortuate woman who marries him ho remembers Mateos horrible statements state-ments as to tho fate of females marrying marry-ing Into n blood feud and forces tho desire from his e sIlls s-Ills embarrassment is increased by tho superb manner of his fiancee Without a word sho walks up to Barnes and unaffectedly tenders hinder hin-der lips Dont think mo forward sho whl pers sweetly but if you think you can take better care of me ns your wife If you feel very much disappointed al thetho delay Her words nro fat toted out bashfully The accursed warning threatening death to her ho marries rustles ID his pocketbook as he crushes her to his breast It stays tho mad rush ol his passion Ho forces himself tc calmness and whispers his face pale his lips contorted For Gods sake dont misunderstand me I love you more dearly than over but until this affair is settled It would be an infant If I married you Good heavens You fear they are going to kill you No If there is any killing to be done I propose to do It For an Instant In-stant ho is about to show her tho infernal In-fernal document His hand is already on his breast pocket when it stops palsied Barnes remembers tho Impulsive Im-pulsive courage of his betrothed My Lord If sho saw this ho thinks Enid would Insist on marrying mo offhand off-hand Shed think It her duty to stand as my wife in the front of tho skirmish skirm-ish and defy them Ho says slowly almost brokenly You must trust me In this matter dear one Only novoi doubt my love Oh that would be too horrible she falters Burton that would break my heart You know more about the affair than I You are the best Judge Her lips are tendered to him again but Barnes notes with a sigh their salute Is colder and that tears are very near tho divine eyes of Enid Anstruther Away from him sho wrings her white hands and in the solltudo of her chamber walls Oh everything seems to bo changed since yesterday i Then tho natural pride of tho maiden coming to her she says haughtily to herself The next proposition as to the naming of the wedding day shall como from you Mr Barnes of New York CHAPTER III Playing the Enemies Game Mr Barnes attempts to forget his postponed nuptials In arranging the details of his darlings safety Emory shortly brings to him an old canceled check upon a branch of tho Credit Lyonnals bearing the signature of Correglo Cipriano Dunclla but comparing compar-ing It with Marinas mutilated note and also tho warning sent to him tho American cannot be certain of tho handwriting Perhaps It has been disguised In both tho epistles suggests tho detective detec-tive and continues his report As far as I can find from a clerk in tho telegraph tele-graph office Rue de la Republic that I havo sometimes hired before In such matters there was a long cable came from Bornnrdo Sallcetl at AJacclo to Correglo Danolla late yesterday evenIng even-Ing It stated that you and your party wore to arrive on tho Constantine that you by your arts had murdered his brother and that Madame An struther for tho defense of her husband hus-band against the Just vengeance of Tomasso Monaldl had produced his shooting by De Bellocs cavalrymen This Is only as the operator remem hoed it My emissary didnt dare to try and get a duplicate of the dispatch which was already on file The French government keeps a sharp eye upon its telegraph offices Isnt it curious asks Burton that there is no account yet of tho Corsican tragedy i In the French Journals hero Politics answers the detective There Is an election here shortly and they fear home complication with tho English government L doubt If you will hear of tho affair In an official wayat all events not till after tho election for deputies Perhaps thats what makes young Sallqotl so eager to do you up If he stood as a representative repre-sentative of the timehonored vendetta every rustic commune In his Island would give him Its vote That being the case says Barnes we have only ourselves to rely upon Hnvo you made all arrangements about tho yacht TO Bn CONTINUED |